decodeR: Gameful Activities for Introductory Programming
Kelly Bodwin & Allison Theobold
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Gameful Learning
(5-minutes)
What is “gameful” learning?
Why is it important for student learning?
Puzzle Design
(15-minutes)
How do these activities look?
How were they designed?
Implementation
(5-minutes)
Why puzzles?
Well designed games emphasize engagement, persistence, and resilience in the face of setbacks. Games encourage players to act creatively, and collaboratively, to learn new content and skills, and to develop expertise (Hayward and Fishman 2020).
When these psychological needs are met, learners experience greater intrinsic motivation, which can boost their creativity, attention, persistence, and satisfaction (Deci and Ryan 2012).
Be sure to add this to a slide with the “warm-up” activities
In video games, players learn simple skills in low-stakes contexts that are then gradually strung together in increasingly complex sequences and scenarios. (Hayward and Fishman 2020)
Pre-work
Class Day 1
Class Day 2
Kelly
Allison
Reviewing Solution Strategy
We do not review the student’s / group’s .qmd file, but you could!